We had reported your about the Blackphone from the labs of Geeksphone and Silent Circle, back in January. It was said the companies to bring along their highly secure smartphone to the Mobile World Congress trade show, as everything just went right.
The new Blackphone runs a customized and modified version of Android's platform, named PrivatOS, that has been developed with high level security. Blackphone from Geeksphone and Silent Circle is the world's first smartphone that prioritizes user privacy and control, basically allowing you to make and receive phone calls over a secure database, letting users to exchange texts, store in files, do a video chat, all on really securely. The handset will browse through the web privately and anonymize any activity on the phone with a totally secure custom VPN.
Other internal specifications talk about a 2GHz Quad-Core processor, 4.7-inches High Definition screen of IPS technology, 16 gigabytes of internal memory, two gigabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM), high quality front and rear eight megapixels camera with LED flash light, Bluetooth 4.0 and 4G LTE network connectivity on board, running Android based PrivatOS. The handset has also got applications like Silent Phone, Silent Text and Silent Contacts from the list of Silent Circle built apps, as well as Firewall, Activation Wizard and Remote Wipe applications made by Blackphone itself, including other third party apps like, Disconnect Secure Wireless, SpiderOak Blackphone Edition and Kismet Smart Wi-Fi Manager.
The companies have opened their lines of pre-orders, where you can grab one at a price of 629 United States Dollars, each, off-contract. Shipping will begin by early June.
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